As I sit here tonight all sweaty from my Total Body Sculpt with Gilad workout, I will look back at the month of April. On April 1st I had my second monthly weigh in. I was 133.8 pounds- down 5.8 pounds!! This was the highest monthly loss so far based on my starting weight since my entire weight loss from December 14 2009 until March 1st 2010 was only 5.9 pounds. None of my monthly weigh ins since this one have been this much weight either. I was still working out almost daily with Gilad and by now I believe I had removed all of the high fructose corn syrup food items in my cabinet and hiding in the fridge (with the exception of Brian's stash). In late April I came down with a cold and missed about a week of workouts.
For those of you who think 5.8 pounds is not a lot to lose in a month remember I was NOT counting calories at all. I ate when I wanted to but did not eat junk. Some of my favorite snacks are nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, brazil nuts) and dark chocolate (Ghirardelli Intense Dark 72% or 86% cacao). Another favorite is Kashi TLC Peanut Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars.
Do you enjoy documentaries? One I really liked that I watched a long time ago was Super Size Me. That is the one where the guy eats McDonald's for a whole month- GROSS!
Another one I watched that I found very educational was Food, Inc. and I think everyone needs to see this one. After watching it I did not eat chicken for a while and I am sure I would have done the same with beef but I really don't eat much of that anyway. Anyone who wants an inside look at the food industry should see this one.
If you have about an hour and 50 minutes available I recommend you watch The World According To Monsanto. Click on the link and you can watch it online for free. After watching this I have tried to not eat a lot of soybean/soy products because I do not want to eat genetically engineered food.
Another one I recommend is Sugar: The Bitter Truth. This one is about an hour and a half long and you can watch it free by clicking on the link.
Did you watch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution? If not there are clips of it on You Tube that are very interesting. Watch this clip about chicken nuggets. Jamie Oliver also did a show called Eat To Save Your Life that is worth watching. The link will take you to part one and there are 8 parts. I recommend you watch all 8 parts.
I hope I have given you enough homework to keep you entertained until my next post which will cover May.
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